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Making last minute school preparations
| Wani Roslan | TOMORROW is the start of the new school term and some parents are still making last minute preparations for their children by purchasing the essential items such as school...
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Meteorological Department updates Brunei WX app
| James Kon | THE Brunei Darussalam Meteorological Department (BDMD) has updated its mobile application ‘Brunei WX’ with new features such as the marine forecast and six-part daily forecast....
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Beach Bunch spreads awareness on rip currents
| James Kon | BASED on statistics, the average number of drowning cases at beaches for each year is between three to four cases. However last year, there was a jump to six cases following the...
View ArticleElderly Aussie ‘kills cellmate with toaster’
Sydney (AFP) – An elderly Australian man serving time for killing his wife and two grandchildren was charged Tuesday with the murder of a fellow inmate after an apparent attack with a sandwich toaster....
View ArticleIndian minister blames ‘western dress’ for sex attacks
Bangalore (AFP) – An Indian minister faced a severe backlash Tuesday after he criticised women for dressing “like westerners” at a New Year’s eve celebration where a mob allegedly carried out a series...
View ArticleEx-HK leader pleads not guilty over corruption
Hong Kong (AFP) – Hong Kong’s former leader Donald Tsang, who ended his term in disgrace after accepting favours from tycoons, pleaded not guilty to bribery charges Tuesday at his high-profile...
View ArticleFloods hit Malaysia, thousands evacuated
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) – Emergency services in Malaysia deployed boats and trucks Tuesday as thousands of villagers were stranded after four days of heavy rain caused flooding in east coast states,...
View ArticleSea turtle with sliced shell found dead on Singapore beach
SINGAPORE (AFP) – An endangered giant sea turtle was found dead on a Singapore beach with its shell sliced in half, likely by a boat’s propeller, experts and the man who discovered it said Tuesday....
View ArticleRussia flags war games with Philippines
MANILA (AFP) – The Russian Navy said Tuesday it was planning to hold war games with the Philippines, as two of its ships made a rare stop in Manila following Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte’s pivot...
View ArticleScissors pulled from Vietnam man’s stomach 18 years after surgery
HANOI (AFP) – A Vietnamese man has had scissors removed from his abdomen which were left behind during surgery 18 years ago, after reporting a stomach ache that was nearly two decades in the making. Ma...
View ArticleFresher’s Week begins at UBD for January intake
Graduate need to stay apace with the changing times and be adaptable, in order to stand out as invaluable assets to the country, said Rubiah binti Haji Yacub, the Acting Vice-Chancellor of Universiti...
View ArticleMoE conducts visits for new school term
The Ministry of Education (MoE) organised simultaneous visits to selected schools in all four districts on Tuesday, in conjunction with the new school term of 2017. One of the visits was made by Pehin...
View ArticleCommercial Court for faster case disposal
The Commercial Court is a dedicated avenue for commercial cases and is expected to increase the efficiency in the disposal of such cases within the Intermediate Court’s jurisdiction. With the...
View ArticleChina says it is building its second aircraft carrier
BEIJING (AP) — China is building its second aircraft carrier, this time entirely with domestic technology, its Defence Ministry said Thursday, in a leap in its naval development that is increasingly...
View ArticleS Korea vows US missile system as opposition lawmakers head to China
Seoul (AFP) – South Korea is committed to deploying an advanced US missile defence system this year despite opposition from China, a minister said Wednesday, even as opposition lawmakers headed to...
View ArticleTrump questions US intelligence as governing challenges loom
NEW YORK (AP) – His inauguration less than three weeks away, President-elect Donald Trump is raising new doubts about the nation’s intelligence community, tweeting fresh criticism at the same people...
View ArticleTurkey has identified Istanbul nightclub attacker: Foreign minister
Istanbul (AFP) – Turkish authorities have identified the gunman responsible for the attack on an elite nightclub that killed 39 people celebrating New Year, the foreign minister said Wednesday. “The...
View ArticleTrump, with 2 tweets, helps push GOP reversal on ethics
WASHINGTON (AP) – In a city bound by tradition, every president taps a legislative affairs director to work with Congress. President-elect Donald Trump appears ready to use a legislative whip like none...
View ArticleMalaysia floods force 23,000 to leave homes
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) – Floods in two northeast Malaysian states have now forced almost 23,000 people from their homes and extra relief centres have been opened, rescue officials said Wednesday. Seasonal...
View ArticleSuspected rebels storm Philippine jail, 158 inmates escape
KIDAPAWAN, Philippines (AP) – More than 100 suspected rebels stormed a jail in the southern Philippines before dawn Wednesday, allowing 158 inmates to escape in what officials said was the biggest...
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